BshC
- Description: cysteine-adding enzyme required for the synthesis of bacillithiol
Gene name | bshC |
Synonyms | yllA |
Essential | no |
Product | cysteine-adding enzyme |
Function | biosynthesis of bacillithiol |
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: bshC | |
MW, pI | 62 kDa, 5.247 |
Gene length, protein length | 1617 bp, 539 aa |
Immediate neighbours | ylbQ, mraZ |
Sequences | Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks |
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Expression at a glance PubMed |
Contents
Categories containing this gene/protein
miscellaneous metabolic pathways, resistance against oxidative and electrophile stress
This gene is a member of the following regulons
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU15120
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU15120
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:
- Protein family:
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
Database entries
- BsubCyc: BSU15120
- Structure:
- UniProt: P55342
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant: bshC null mutant available in John Helmann lab
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Ahmed Gaballa, Haike Antelmann, Chris J Hamilton, John D Helmann
Regulation of Bacillus subtilis bacillithiol biosynthesis operons by Spx.
Microbiology (Reading): 2013, 159(Pt 10);2025-2035
[PubMed:23894131]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Ahmed Gaballa, Gerald L Newton, Haike Antelmann, Derek Parsonage, Heather Upton, Mamta Rawat, Al Claiborne, Robert C Fahey, John D Helmann
Biosynthesis and functions of bacillithiol, a major low-molecular-weight thiol in Bacilli.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2010, 107(14);6482-6
[PubMed:20308541]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Gerald L Newton, Mamta Rawat, James J La Clair, Vishnu Karthik Jothivasan, Tanya Budiarto, Chris J Hamilton, Al Claiborne, John D Helmann, Robert C Fahey
Bacillithiol is an antioxidant thiol produced in Bacilli.
Nat Chem Biol: 2009, 5(9);625-7
[PubMed:19578333]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
R A Daniel, A M Williams, J Errington
A complex four-gene operon containing essential cell division gene pbpB in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1996, 178(8);2343-50
[PubMed:8636036]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(P p)